Barney at 2B?

[9YRPLAN]

Barney will find a way to do whatever is necessary to play and win. ive watched him play for a year and a half here in DSM and i love the kid. i want him starting, because good things tend to happen when he is playing.

[SouthSideRyan]

Barney will find a way to do whatever is necessary to play and win. ive watched him play for a year and a half here in DSM and i love the kid. i want him starting, because good things tend to happen when he is playing.

 

Team Record in Appearances: 14-16 / in Starts: 9-9

[Post Count Padder]

Barney will find a way to do whatever is necessary to play and win. ive watched him play for a year and a half here in DSM and i love the kid. i want him starting, because good things tend to happen when he is playing.

That sounds good enough for me. We need a guy who can make good things happen just be being in attendance.

 

Seriously, he never projected as more than a backup infielder and we're better off with a Baker/DeWitt platoon, no matter what the spring stats say.

[davell]

FWIW, Barney did hit better against righties(.713 OPS vs. .670) than lefties last year in AAA. Maybe a weird platoon of him and Baker is what they do have in mind.

[Guest]

Maybe Rudy Jaramillo's magic beans made him good.

[Derwood]

Maybe Rudy Jaramillo's magic beans made him good.

 

they're legumes

[Little Slide Rooter]

good things tend to happen when he is playing.

Note to self: buy lottery ticket next time Darwin Barney plays.

[NewUserName]

Barney will find a way to do whatever is necessary to play and win. ive watched him play for a year and a half here in DSM and i love the kid. i want him starting, because good things tend to happen when he is playing.

 

Are you my dad?

[javy knows my name]

Barney will find a way to do whatever is necessary to play and win. ive watched him play for a year and a half here in DSM and i love the kid. i want him starting, because good things tend to happen when he is playing.

 

Oh YAY

[Sammy Sofa]

His nickname is Short Hops.

[Pushfrog98]

Maybe Rudy Jaramillo's magic beans made him good.

 

they're legumes

I'll give you my telescope for them...

[Pushfrog98]

Defensively, he's the best of the three.

 

Offensively, he's Ryan Theriot lite.

Didn't Barney put on 20lbs of pure muscle this winter?

[Little Slide Rooter]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

[illiniguy]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

Sexy?

[NewUserName]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

 

 

all useful big men. was Perdue and Longley ever on the same team?

[Sammy Sofa]

For like one season.

[Illini Iceman]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

 

 

all useful big men. was Perdue and Longley ever on the same team?

 

If I recall correctly they signed Longley then immediately traded Perdue for Rodman.

[Garwilly]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

 

 

all useful big men. was Perdue and Longley ever on the same team?

 

If I recall correctly they signed Longley then immediately traded Perdue for Rodman.

 

They were all on the same team in the 94/95 season after the Bulls traded for Longley.

[mul21]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

 

Unfortunately we don't have Jordan/Pippen/Rodman manning the outfield.

[biittner77]

I get the feeling that our 2B situation will be the baseball equivelant of Bill Wennington/Will Purdue/Luc Longly

 

Unfortunately we don't have Jordan/Pippen/Rodman manning the outfield.

 

No but getting above average production from catcher and short stop makes a situation easier to handle.

[BeerHere]

Maybe Rudy Jaramillo's magic beans made him good.

 

they're legumes

I'll give you my telescope for them...

Kudos for the Office reference.

 

The best part of that episode was Jim wheeling out the larger/grown plants after Dwight left. I fear the show will change with Carrell (sp?) leaving but it still makes me laugh.

[Bull]

Maybe Rudy Jaramillo's magic beans made him good.

 

they're legumes

I'll give you my telescope for them...

Kudos for the Office reference.

 

The best part of that episode was Jim wheeling out the larger/grown plants after Dwight left. I fear the show will change with Carrell (sp?) leaving but it still makes me laugh.

 

It was only slightly funny until he wheeled the large plants out. then...hilarious. Anyone else read "One Red Paperclip"? That's the book Dwight's plan was based on.

[ctcf]

Darwin Barney has officially been named the primary 2B.

[Cubswin11]

Darwin Barney has officially been named the primary 2B.

Link? I don't think it's a terrible move by Quade. With Dewitt's terrible spring (and not really producing much in MLB the last few years) and Baker's history of struggling against RHP, we might as well see what Barney can do. Baker better be starting every single game against LHP still.

[ctcf]

Darwin Barney has officially been named the primary 2B.

Link? I don't think it's a terrible move by Quade. With Dewitt's terrible spring (and not really producing much in MLB the last few years) and Baker's history of struggling against RHP, we might as well see what Barney can do. Baker better be starting every single game against LHP still.

 

As usual, per rotoworld:

 

Darwin Barney has won the second base job for the Cubs.

Blake DeWitt struggled all spring and has gotten reps at third base so he can back up both spots. Barney, 25, has a .286/.334/.374 batting line over parts of four seasons in the minor leagues, mostly as a shortstop. The former 2007 fourth-round pick has a little bit of speed, but doesn't offer much from a fantasy perspective. He profiles similarly to Ryan Theriot.

 

It's worth noting that their source, Carrie Muskat's twitter, merely says he is starting tomorrow, although I think that is fairly telling.